Eagle has landed, carved into rock

Well, it isn’t named Eagle’s Rock for nothing...

Eagle has landed, carved into rock

An eagle-eyed visitor has spotted a very good reason for the name of a popular tourist haunt in one of Ireland’s most picturesque locations.

During one of his regular trips to the Burren last Sunday, Dr Eamon Doyle, a geologist at the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark, spotted an unusually-shaped rock amid the postcard-perfect scene.

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